Essendon v Sydney Swans – Round 20 2023 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2023 AFLRound 20Sat, 29 July, 7:25 pm AEST

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99101

15.915.11

Sydney by 2

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
ESS	5.2 32	7.4 46	10.6 66	15.9 99
SYD	5.1 31	10.5 65	14.7 91	15.11 101

Marvel Stadium, MelbourneLead changes 7

Recap

Sydney 15.11 (101) beat Essendon 15.9 (99) at Marvel Stadium in Round 20, a 2-point win. The lead changed 7 times.

Joel Amartey kicked four goals for Sydney and Sam Wicks three; Kyle Langford kicked five for Essendon.

Errol Gulden led the way with 37 disposals, a goal, 6 clearances and 10 marks.

A run of seven straight goals across the second and third quarters turned a 6-point deficit into a 37-point lead.

Essendon won the inside-50 count 69–47 but couldn’t convert it.

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Essendon15.999

Sydney Swans15.11101

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

0:24GoalK. LangfordESS1.0 (6) – 0.0 (0)
3:45GoalS. WicksSYDLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
6:11RushedSydneySYDLead change1.0 (6) – 1.1 (7)
7:15GoalN. HindESSLead change2.0 (12) – 1.1 (7)
9:24GoalK. LangfordESS3.0 (18) – 1.1 (7)
12:19GoalS. WicksSYD3.0 (18) – 2.1 (13)
15:13GoalJ. AmarteySYDLead change3.0 (18) – 3.1 (19)
18:56BehindN. BryanESSLevel3.1 (19) – 3.1 (19)
21:03GoalI. HeeneySYD3.1 (19) – 4.1 (25)
22:53GoalJ. AmarteySYD3.1 (19) – 5.1 (31)
25:45BehindP. WrightESS3.2 (20) – 5.1 (31)
28:01GoalJ. CaldwellESS4.2 (26) – 5.1 (31)
30:46GoalP. WrightESSLead change5.2 (32) – 5.1 (31)

3:46GoalJ. AmarteySYDLead change5.2 (32) – 6.1 (37)
6:24BehindJ. AmarteySYD5.2 (32) – 6.2 (38)
7:38GoalK. LangfordESSLevel6.2 (38) – 6.2 (38)
11:55GoalA. PerkinsESSLead change7.2 (44) – 6.2 (38)
13:43GoalC. WarnerSYDLevel7.2 (44) – 7.2 (44)
15:01BehindB. HobbsESS7.3 (45) – 7.2 (44)
17:04BehindN. BryanESS7.4 (46) – 7.2 (44)
19:05BehindL. McDonaldSYD7.4 (46) – 7.3 (45)
22:03BehindC. MillsSYDLevel7.4 (46) – 7.4 (46)
23:19GoalJ. McInerneySYDLead change7.4 (46) – 8.4 (52)
26:05GoalJ. AmarteySYD7.4 (46) – 9.4 (58)
27:20BehindW. HaywardSYD7.4 (46) – 9.5 (59)
28:31GoalS. WicksSYD7.4 (46) – 10.5 (65)

1:22GoalE. GuldenSYD7.4 (46) – 11.5 (71)
3:04GoalI. HeeneySYD7.4 (46) – 12.5 (77)
6:09BehindH. McLeanSYD7.4 (46) – 12.6 (78)
6:52BehindJ. CaldwellESS7.5 (47) – 12.6 (78)
7:46GoalT. PapleySYD7.5 (47) – 13.6 (84)
9:47GoalN. MartinESS8.5 (53) – 13.6 (84)
12:14GoalK. LangfordESS9.5 (59) – 13.6 (84)
14:07BehindA. PerkinsESS9.6 (60) – 13.6 (84)
18:43GoalL. McDonaldSYD9.6 (60) – 14.6 (90)
22:36BehindB. CampbellSYD9.6 (60) – 14.7 (91)
24:07GoalP. WrightESS10.6 (66) – 14.7 (91)